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California’s Student-Athlete Bill of Rights Could Lead to More Frequent Government-Backed Forays into NCAA Policy

Chris Johnson — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:25:22 +0000

Chris Johnson is an RTC columnist. He can be reached @ChrisDJohnsonn.

The wave of appeals to change the NCAA’s amateurism model, and increasing scrutiny therein, is not a new phenomenon. Various ethical questions and proposals were raised in different forms and distinctions over the years as the framework of the modern college athletic scape was tested by a series of scandals. Most recently, the organization has come under sharp criticism for its perceived inaction against Duke and North Carolina, two preeminent programs where an overwhelming swath of evidence points to severe allegations – one academic (UNC) and one amateur-related (Duke). The [...]

Checking In On… the WAC

rtmsf — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 20:20:22 +0000

Sam Wasson is the RTC correspondent for the Western Athletic Conference.

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Nevada wrapped up at least a share of the regular season title with a win over Fresno State New Mexico State strengthened their grip on second place with a pair of wins over Hawai’i and San Jose State Idaho lost big at Utah State but gained ground in the battle for third place Utah State picked up a win over Idaho avenging an earlier loss to the Vandals Hawai’i got shellacked in their two road games Louisiana Tech swept their two home games Fresno State lost a tight one at home against [...]

Checking In On… The WAC

Brian Goodman — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:57:10 +0000

Kevin McCarthy of Parsing The WAC and Sam Wasson of bleedCrimson.net are the RTC correspondents for the WAC. You can follow Sam on Twitter @AgsBleedCrimson.

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Nevada essentially locked up the regular season title with a road sweep of Hawai’i and San Jose State and has road wins at Idaho, Hawai’i, New Mexico State and Utah State, all contenders coming into the season. The Wolf Pack has a two-game lead with three to play and all the head-to-head tiebreakers. While it is still mathematically possible for the southern Aggies to tie or even overtake Nevada for the regular [...]

Checking In On… the WAC

Brian Goodman — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:44:29 +0000

Kevin McCarthy of Parsing The WAC and Sam Wasson of bleedCrimson.net are the RTC correspondents for the WAC. You can follow Sam on Twitter @AgsBleedCrimson.

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It was a topsy-turvy week in the WAC as previously unblemished Nevada was taken down by Idaho 72-68, at home no less, and Utah State‘s road woes continued as they dropped a pair of roadies at Nevada, 53-52 courtesy of the stone-cold killer Deonte Burton‘s game-winning three pointer and then again two days later at Fresno State, 60-54. Hawai’i was pushed to the brink by San Jose State in Spartanville before pulling [...]

Checking In On… the WAC

Brian Goodman — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:08:21 +0000

Kevin McCarthy of Parsing The WAC and Sam Wasson of bleedCrimson.net are the RTC correspondents for the WAC. You can follow Sam on Twitter @AgsBleedCrimson.

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Louisiana Tech had the best week overall finishing 2-0 on their road trip to Honolulu and San Jose. New Mexico State split that same road trip, winning in San Jose but falling on the islands. Nevada held off a pesky Fresno State squad while Idaho got the better of Utah State in Moscow.

Jerry Evans And The Wolf Pack Are On A Collision Course With New Mexico State (Julie Dawes/RGJ.com)

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Nevada (16-3, 5-0): Winners [...]